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·Comment: The Cowboys tried to trade with the Raiders to get James in the third round, so they were thrilled when he was still available in the fourth. James brings impressive size and speed, and he has the power to stack the running game at the line. One of the top scholar-athletes in LSU history.

·Comment: Long and lean with superb initial acceleration. Tucker is known for his above-average leaping ability and has the top-end speed needed to stay with receivers deep. Needs to bring more force to his open-field tackles, but cuts well and anticipates the breaks on man-to-man coverage. Also a stellar track athlete.

·Comment: Smith can help the Cowboys on special teams as well as offense with his speed. A quick, elusive ball handler, he has the potential to break the long one because he's hard to catch in an open field. As a senior he boasted an 18.1-yard average on 26 punt returns, good in any league.